A barrage of attacks in Russia – the United Nations calls on the warring parties to stop the escalation

Ukrainian drone and missile attacks in Belgorod, Sevastopol and Crimea

Russian missile and drone strikes in Kiev and the northeastern city of Kharkiv killed at least five people and wounded dozens more yesterday, Ukrainian officials said, also causing widespread damage and cutting off energy supplies, while Russia said it had mistakenly bombed a village on its territory. . District in Voronezh.

A barrage of drone attacks from Ukraine followed in Russia's Belgorod region, the governor of Russia's Belgorod region announced today, claiming that anti-aircraft defenses destroyed several of them as they approached the capital of the same name. She added via the Telegram application that the air defense systems “thwarted another attempt by the Kiev regime to commit a terrorist attack on Russian territory using multiple missile launch systems.”

Yesterday, Russian officials spoke of one dead and 11 wounded in a new series of Ukrainian attacks in Belgorod, while the Ministry of Defense reported that nine Ukrainian missiles were shot down in the same Russian region.

Meanwhile, Russian anti-aircraft defenses shot down a Ukrainian missile over Sevastopol, a major port in Crimea, its governor Mikhail Razvazayev said, stressing that there were no casualties or damage. Russian users of the Telegram platform spoke of a series of explosions in various sectors of the city of Sevastopol.

Ukrainian attacks against Russian facilities in Crimea – which Russia annexed in 2014, but which was not recognized by the international community – have doubled since the summer.

The United Nations wants to stop the escalation of the war

The 679-day war witnessed a new escalation during the past 24 hours, as Russian raids on Ukrainian cities on Friday led to the death of 39 people.

The bombings, which occurred mainly in Kiev and the northeastern Kharkiv region (Kharkov in Russian), came less than 24 hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Russian air strikes would “intensify” following an unprecedented attack on Belgorod.

Yesterday, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, called for immediate steps to be taken to calm hostilities between Russia and Ukraine.

Deadly air strikes hit homes in Ukrainian regions and a Russian border area on Tuesday, while waves of air strikes killed and wounded dozens and prompted Kiev to demand that the West speed up arms deliveries.

“The escalation in hostilities is alarming, as dozens of civilians have been killed in Ukraine and Russia. International humanitarian law prohibits indiscriminate attacks and attacks against civilian facilities,” the High Commission said on Twitter.

He added that Commission President Volker Türk calls for immediate measures to reduce the escalation to ensure the protection of civilians and respect for international law.